Police arrest two suspects in a canoe after gunshots reported
Members of the Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team and the Beauval RCMP made two arrests and are seeking a third suspect after an attempted traffic stop turned into a flight from police on the water.
On Aug. 17 around 2 p.m. Beauval RCMP received a report of a firearm discharge on Highway 155, north of the community. Police determined three individuals travelling in a vehicle shot a firearm at an unoccupied vehicle parked on the side of the road. No injuries were reported.
Members from Beauval, Ile a la Cross, La Loche and Meadow Lake RCMP units, including Police Dog Services, attended the scene and began searching for suspects. The suspect vehicle was located, but fled when police attempted a traffic stop.
Officers later noticed two people run from a forested area, board a canoe and paddling Canoe Lake. Police then secured a boat and travelled to the suspects. They arrested a woman and man on the water. When arresting the woman, police found roughly eight grams of cocaine in her possession.